Quantitative Research

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  • Background - In Social Sciencequant_1.gif
  • Objectives - Develop & employ mathematical models, theories and/or hypotheses pertaining to phenomena

  • Definition
- Systematic empirical investigation of social phenomena via statistical, mathematical or computational techniques,
- Researchers have little interaction with the research targets

- The results applicable to particular cases studied.
  • quant_2.jpgFocus- Collection & analysis of numerical data & statistics.
  • Feature- Measurable
  • Methods- Content Analysis


  • Categories of Statistics in Research- Descriptive statistics & Inferential statistics



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Inferential statistics


  • Process of conducting Quantitative Research
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  • Other Key Concepts

Sampling theory Probability theory Normal distribution

Cause and effect Excluded middle